Roosters vs Rabbitohs Round 3 Tips, Prediction & Preview

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Roosters vs Rabbitohs Tips

Sydney Roosters look to pile more misery on arch-rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs when the two heavyweight clubs collide in a blockbuster Friday night showdown.

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters free Round 3 NRL betting tips, predictions and preview – Rabbitohs have lost 11 of their last 15 NRL games…

Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs H2H Prediction


Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Tips

Best Roosters -3.5 line odds $1.92 with Dabble

  • Rabbitohs have lost 11 of their last 15 NRL games
  • Roosters have won three of the last four meetings
  • Roosters have won seven of their last 10 games at the new Allianz Stadium
  • Rabbitohs have lost their last six games in Sydney
  • Three of the last four meetings have been decided by a 13+ margin
  • Dominic Young has scored a try in four of his last five games
  • Daniel Tupou has scored a try in his last three games vs Rabbitohs
  • Alex Johnston has scored a try in three of his last four games at Allianz & had 23 tries in 21 games last season

Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Same Game Multi Tips


Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
📅 Date: Friday March 22 (AEDT)
Time: 8.00pm AEDT
🏟️ Stadium: Allianz Stadium (Sydney)


Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Head to Head

  • 1/9/23: Rabbitohs 12-26 Roosters
  • 17/3/23: Roosters 20-18 Rabbitohs
  • 11/9/22: Roosters 14-30 Rabbitohs
  • 2/9/22: Roosters 26-16 Rabbitohs
  • 25/3/22: Rabbitohs 28-16 Roosters

Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Preview & Prediction

It’s arguably the most fierce rivalry in Australian sport as the Roosters and Rabbitohs lock horns on Friday night at Allianz Stadium.

South Sydney have been under immense pressure to start the season, losing both of their games against the Sea Eagles and Broncos, leaking 64 points in the process.

Going back to last season, the Rabbitohs have lost 11 of their last 15 games and coach Jason Demetriou is under major scrutiny to get the best out of his star-studded line-up.

Latrell Mitchell doesn’t look mentally at the races to start the season, while much has been made of Demetriou’s decision to swing the axe on halfback Lachlan Ilias after two games, with Dean Hawkins slotting into the halves.

Jack Wighton returns from a suspension to make his Rabbitohs debut in the centres.

Meanwhile, the Roosters are 1-1 following their two outings, failing to back up their impressive win in Vegas over the Broncos with an error-riddled performance against the Sea Eagles last week.

The Roosters made 20 errors and finished with just 42 per cent of possession as some bad habits of the last couple of seasons returned to their game.

Luke Keary is out with another concussion for the Roosters, meaning Sandon Smith comes into partner Sam Walker in the halves, while Angus Crichton and Connor Watson make their first appearances of the season on the bench.

VERDICT:

Can’t back the Rabbitohs in their current state – there’s too much unrest surrounding the club and not sure what Hawkins can bring to the team that Illias doesn’t.

Roosters have won three of the last four meetings and if they can simply hold onto the ball and have better discipline than last week, they should have the class to come out on top (Best Roosters -3.5 line odds $1.92 with Dabble.)


Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Teams

Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 4. Joseph Manu 5. Dominic Young 6. Sandon Smith 7. Sam Walker 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Nat Butcher 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Victor Radley 14. Connor Watson 15. Naufahu Whyte 16. Terrell May 17. Angus Crichton 18. Michael Jennings 19. Egan Butcher 20. Billy Smith 21. Zach Dockar-Clay 22. Siua Wong

Rabbitohs team: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Jack Wighton 4. Isaiah Tass 5. Taane Milne 6. Cody Walker 7. Dean Hawkins 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Davvy Moale 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jacob Host 13. Cameron Murray 14. Siliva Havili 15. Tallis Duncan 16. Sean Keppie 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Michael Chee Kam 19. Lachlan Ilias 20. Shaquai Mitchell 21. Peter Mamouzelos 22. Richard Kennar


Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Stats

  • Rabbitohs have lost 11 of their last 15 NRL games
  • Roosters have won three of the last four meetings
  • Roosters have won seven of their last 10 games at the new Allianz Stadium
  • Rabbitohs have lost their last six games in Sydney
  • Three of the last four meetings have been decided by a 13+ margin
  • Dominic Young has scored a try in four of his last five games
  • Daniel Tupou has scored a try in his last three games vs Rabbitohs
  • Alex Johnston has scored a try in three of his last four games at Allianz & had 23 tries in 21 games last season

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